First in a two-part series examining the impact of climate change on migration and economic refugees — Partnership with Ricochet.

The climate crisis is expected to create the largest human displacement in modern history. As many as a billion could be displaced over the coming decades, as more and more people are forced to leave their homes and communities because of floods, droughts, extreme weather events, wildfires, conflict and extreme heat.

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, in Egypt this week, representatives from countries in the Global South will once again be asking major emitters like Canada to recognize their responsibility to the millions of climate migrants.

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